No tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake struck with an epicentre 45 km deep at 1:08 a.m. off the coast of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo changes criteria for requesting state of emergency
Tokyo on Feb. 3 established new criteria for requesting a COVID-19 state of emergency based on the rate of patients with severe symptoms and characteristics of the Omicron variant of the novel ... ( read original story ...)
Over a dozen injured in M6.4 earthquake in Japan
Thirteen people were injured as of Saturday noon following a magnitude-6.4 earthquake off the coast of Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu. Among the injured, six were reported from Oita prefecture. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 19,798 new cases and eight deaths
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 19,798 new positive cases on Friday, a record high for the day, after the daily tally topped 20,000 for two days in a row. According to the metropolitan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers 19,798 new COVID cases on Feb. 4
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital recorded 19,798 coronavirus infections on Feb. 4, the metropolitan government announced, after reporting 20,679 cases the day before. Of the 19,798 new patients ... ( read original story ...)
New US envoy to Japan meets Kishida, vows to deepen alliance
TOKYO (AP) — The new U.S. ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, pledged to work “wholeheartedly” to deepen Washington's alliance with Tokyo as he met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday. The two ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida confirms cooperation on China, North Korea with US ambassador
TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed close cooperation in regional affairs with the new U.S. ambassador, including on North Korea and China and on global ... ( read original story ...)
As COVID cases surge in Japan, is a state of emergency the way to go?
Unlike lockdowns in other countries, Japan’s state of emergency does not come with stay-at-home orders or curfews. Instead, it allows local governments to order or request business closures, in ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Volume Slows to a Trickle, Boding Ill for Exchanges
During the brutal cryptocurrency selloff last month, volumes also tumbled -- a development that doesn’t bode well for exchanges that trade the digital tokens. ( read original story ...)
Storm clouds gather at SoftBank Group as valuations slide
TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Storm clouds hang over SoftBank Group ... "We are sceptical that an outright IPO of Arm will result in value creation for SBG shareholders," Jefferies analyst Atul Goyal wrote ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 5-year bond yield scales zero on tighter policy expectation
TOKYO :Japanese government bond yields climbed to multi-year highs on Friday as stubbornly hot inflation and more hawkishness from other major central banks spurred bets that the Bank of Japan would ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy likely rebounded in Q4 on solid consumption
The Bank of Japan will release the wholesale price data at 8:50 a.m. on Feb. 10 (2350 GMT, Feb. 9). The government reinstated coronavirus curbs in most areas in Japan, and local authorities are ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise on US stock futures, solid earnings
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Friday as investors were encouraged by an advance in U.S. stock futures and a slew of upbeat earnings reported recently by Japanese firms. The 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo changes COVID-19 emergency-request threshold to focus on severe patients
Tokyo has unveiled a set of new benchmarks it will use when ... A quasi-state of emergency allows local authorities to ask bars and restaurants to shorten their business hours and limit or stop the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei set for first weekly gain in five despite weak tone on Friday
TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended the morning session little changed on Friday after vacillating between gains and losses, but remained on course for a strong weekly advance ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 5-year govt bond yield scales zero on policy expectation
TOKYO :Japanese government bond yields climbed to multi-year highs on Friday as stubbornly hot inflation and more hawkishness from other major central banks spurred bets that the Bank of Japan would ... ( read original story ...)